Job Details

Job Title Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Job Category Faculty

Non Bargaining

Job Family Group Academic Department Wood Laboratory Division of Social Medicine| Department of Medicine | Faculty of Medicine (Evan Wood (On Leave))

Job End Date November 30, 2027

Posting End Date November 26, 2026

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. This position is subject to the satisfactory completion of required background checks Please note this is a one (1) year term position. However, there is a possibility of extension. The expected pay range for this position is $60,000 - $75,000 per year.

About

The full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow will work under Dr. Evan Wood’s supervision. Dr. Wood is a Principal Investigator with the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters (CRISM) (https://www.bccsu.ca/about-crism-bc/). CRISM is a national research network dedicated to generating, translating, and mobilizing evidence to improve the health and well-being of people who use substances and to strengthen substance use policy, prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and health systems in Canada. One to two positions are available depending on the calibre of applicants. The successful candidate(s) will join a highly cooperative, interdisciplinary research environment involving researchers, clinicians, health-system partners, community organizations, policymakers, and people with lived and living experience of substance use.

The Fellow(s) will contribute to research that addresses priority questions in substance use and substance use-related health, with a particular focus on evaluating clinical and community-based interventions and translating research evidence into clinical practice, guidelines, and guidance documents.



The research program encompasses both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. Depending on the Fellow's expertise and the needs of the research program, projects may involve epidemiological and population health research, clinical research, health services and health systems research, intervention evaluation, implementation science, qualitative and mixed-methods research, evidence synthesis, and knowledge translation. Experience with systematic review activities and/or guideline activities is an asset.

The Fellow will have opportunities to contribute to the development, implementation, evaluation, and interpretation of research designed to understand what interventions work, for whom, under what circumstances, and how interventions can be effectively implemented in real-world clinical and community settings.

Research findings will be used to inform evidence-based clinical practice, policy, clinical guidelines, practice recommendations, and guidance documents for health professionals, health systems, community organizations, and people with lived and living experience of substance use.

The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will support critical research objectives, including:

- Designing, conducting, and analyzing quantitative, qualitative,



and/or mixed-methods research addressing priority questions in substance use and substance use-related health
- Evaluating the effectiveness, implementation, acceptability, feasibility, equity, and sustainability of clinical and community-based interventions
- Integrating findings from quantitative and qualitative research to develop a comprehensive understanding of intervention outcomes and implementation
- Translating research findings into evidence summaries, clinical recommendations, guidelines, guidance documents, policy products, and other knowledge translation outputs
- Developing and leading peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, reports, and other research products
- Contributing to evidence reviews, evidence syntheses, and the development and updating of clinical guidance
- Supporting the development of research proposals, grant applications, and funding strategies
- Working collaboratively with clinicians, researchers, health-system partners, community organizations, policymakers, and people with lived and living experience of substance use

Position Responsibilities

- Developing research questions and study protocols related to substance use, clinical care, harm reduction, treatment, prevention, and health services
- Designing and conducting quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research
- Developing and applying appropriate quantitative analytical approaches, including epidemiological, biostatistical, longitudinal, and/or causal methods
- Designing, conducting, and analyzing qualitative research, including interviews, focus groups, observations, document analysis, and other qualitative approaches, as appropriate
- Integrating quantitative and qualitative findings to evaluate interventions and inform cli

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